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Shading Worksheet for Kids

Art and painting lesson 12: Light, shadow and shading · Set 54 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Find the light): Highlight = brightest spot; shadow side = away from the light; cast shadow = thrown on the surface, away from the light. Hatching = parallel lines, cross-hatching = crossing lines, stippling = dots, blending = smooth tones. Press harder or add more lines to go darker; a value scale runs from white to black.

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  1. 1.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) lines all one way
  2. 2.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the brightest spot called? (a) highlight (b) cast shadow (c) shadow side
  3. 3.True or false: light grey has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is called blending? (a) smudging with a finger (b) lines all one way (c) lines crossing over (d) many parallel lines
  5. 5.✏️ Which shading method uses dots packed close? (a) hatching (b) stippling (c) blending (d) cross-hatching
  6. 6.True or false: light grey has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.✏️ Which shading method uses criss-cross lines? (a) hatching (b) blending (c) cross-hatching (d) stippling
  8. 8.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the cast shadow? (a) the darker half of it (b) where light hits most (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the brightest spot
  9. 9.True or false: on a shaded ball, the brightest spot is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is called blending? (a) dots packed close (b) smooth, soft tones (c) criss-cross lines (d) many parallel lines
  11. 11.True or false: dark brown has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the highlight. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.✏️ Which shading method uses lines all one way? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  14. 14.Which of these is called hatching? (a) criss-cross lines (b) lines crossing over (c) many parallel lines (d) dots packed close
  15. 15.💡 The light comes from the LEFT. Where does the cast shadow fall? (a) on the right side (b) on the left side (c) inside the object (d) above the object
  16. 16.True or false: navy blue has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: pale yellow has a dark value. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💡 The light shines from straight above. Where is the cast shadow? (a) above the object (b) in the sky (c) on the ceiling (d) under the object
  19. 19.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💡 On a shaded ball, what is the dark shape it throws called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight
  21. 21.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called stippling. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: navy blue has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: shading with smudging with a finger is called hatching. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⬜⬛ Does navy blue have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  25. 25.Which of these is called cross-hatching? (a) lots of tiny dots (b) dots packed close (c) lines all one way (d) criss-cross lines
  26. 26.On a shaded ball, which of these is called the highlight? (a) the brightest spot (b) the side away from light (c) the dark shape it throws (d) the darker half of it
  27. 27.True or false: shading with smooth, soft tones is called blending. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: cream has a light value. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is called stippling? (a) lines crossing over (b) lines all one way (c) many parallel lines (d) lots of tiny dots
  30. 30.True or false: on a shaded ball, the darker half of it is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⬜⬛ Does dark brown have a light value or a dark value? (a) dark value (b) light value
  32. 32.✏️ Which shading method uses lines crossing over? (a) blending (b) cross-hatching (c) hatching (d) stippling
  33. 33.True or false: on a shaded ball, its shadow on the table is called the cast shadow. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.✏️ Which side of a ball facing a lamp is the lightest? (a) the side away from it (b) the bottom (c) the side facing the lamp
  35. 35.✏️ With one pencil, how do you make your shading darker? (a) press harder (b) add water (c) use an eraser (d) press lighter
  36. 36.✏️ Which shading method uses many parallel lines? (a) cross-hatching (b) stippling (c) hatching (d) blending
  37. 37.✏️ A value scale goes from… (a) big to small (b) near to far (c) red to blue (d) white to black
  38. 38.True or false: on a shaded ball, the side away from light is called the highlight. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: shading with dots packed close is called hatching. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💡 On a shaded ball, what is its shadow on the table called? (a) shadow side (b) cast shadow (c) highlight

Answer key

  1. lines crossing over
  2. highlight
  3. False
  4. smudging with a finger
  5. stippling
  6. True
  7. cross-hatching
  8. the dark shape it throws
  9. False
  10. smooth, soft tones
  11. True
  12. False
  13. hatching
  14. many parallel lines
  15. on the right side
  16. True
  17. False
  18. under the object
  19. False
  20. cast shadow
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. dark value
  25. criss-cross lines
  26. the brightest spot
  27. True
  28. True
  29. lots of tiny dots
  30. False
  31. dark value
  32. cross-hatching
  33. True
  34. the side facing the lamp
  35. press harder
  36. hatching
  37. white to black
  38. False
  39. False
  40. cast shadow

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